Hi, I'm having issues with a default install of LTSP 5 on Intrepid. Install went ok, but the client has issues booting (Very slow to get image), then logging in generally fails. It checks credentials for about 15 secs, then the screen changes as if it's loading GNOME, but nothing ever appears. On the server's syslog, I get some strange looking nbd warnings: http://pastebin.com/m195dd737

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<Eghie>

does the DNS_SERVER not work in lts.conf for LTSP5 in Ubuntu Intrepid?

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because network manager left me with a clear /etc/resolv.conf on the client

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<Appiah>

Eghie: it should

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Is it place under [Default] ?

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<Eghie>

yes

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<Appiah>

a workaround would be to chroot the client image and edit /etc/resolv.conf

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<Eghie>

following lts.conf: http://pastebin.com/m3a55f900

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I must say that the resolv.conf on the server is also emptied by Network Manager

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although, the server is resolving correctly

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the client is not resolving correctly

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the DHCP server is also serving DNS servers

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<Eghie>

adding nameservers by hand to /etc/resolv.conf works though

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<Eghie>

does having no framebuffer devicenode on the client have any implications in performance?

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ah, never mind

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<Eghie>

hmm, changing the default prompt of Ubuntu in the colorized variant with full hostname is bliss

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<alkisg>

ogra, do you remember what you did to fix the ldm localization problems in Intrepid? I got some fellow teachers that want to apply the same patch in Hardy (or, is there going to be a backport?)

ogra: I'll soon have a new ltsp upload, I just saw some bugs with the init script (missing feature) so I'll work on merging the upstream init script

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and just apply some patches on it if needed

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<ogra>

yeah, makes sense

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we should probbly just have a cp in the clean target

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though that isnt really policy clean

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but i dont actualy mind :P

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<stgraber>

do we have a clean way to get the latest source from LP ?

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sort of apt-get source but using LP

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<ogra>

no, and actually packages are required to have a get-source target in their rules nowadays

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"get-orig-source"

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<jeward>

Okay, I have installed an Ubuntu 8.04 LTSP server and I have a client I want to use against it.

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The client currently is booting from Damn Small Linux and cannot boot from CD. How to I make it a thin client?

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(Damn Small Linux is installed on the 2G hard drive)

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<johnny>

why would it boot from cd? :)

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<ogra>

make the client boot off the net

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<johnny>

jeward, set it to netboot

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<jeward>

It's very old, doesn't boot from anything but floppy and HD.

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<johnny>

hi.. any familiar with what will happen in windows if you plug in a usb drive with multiple partitions, especially one with an ext2

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jeward, then make floppy off of rom-o-matic

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<jeward>

HP Omnibook 800ct

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<johnny>

that will enable it to network boot

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<jeward>

rom-o-matic?

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<johnny>

yes.. look it up

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<jeward>

Okay, thanks.

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<ogra>

johnny, nothing will happen, win doesnt know about extX

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<johnny>

i mean.. one with ext2/3 and another fat32

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will it recognize the fat32 partition ?

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if both exist?

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<ogra>

i would expect it to see the fat FS

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but then i havent touched win since ages

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<johnny>

i want to get a 16gb or greater usb flash thingy

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and install linux on it.. but hten have fat32 with portable win apps

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<jeward>

Oh, I forgot to mention the Omnibook is wireless... will the floppy have any chance of having a wireless device driver?

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<ogra>

no

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<jeward>

Is there some way I can use the existing, functional Damn Small Linux to become a thin client to the LTSP server?

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<jeward>

Seems like it would have been fairly straight forward in the prior versions of LTSP, but I don't understand exactly how LTSP-5 is supposed to work.

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Maybe I'm over-thinking the problem.

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<nubae>

johnny: IIRC, it will see only the first partition

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so if part2 is fat32, it won't see it

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<alkisg>

johnny, I think it'll see both partitions, but only the fat32 one as a mountable filesystem :P

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<johnny>

jeward, no.. it's the same as ltsp4

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<alkisg>

(it'll work fine, I mean)

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<nubae>

jeward: in that scenario it stops being LTSP, as its just connecting via vnc, NX, or whatever

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<johnny>

alkisg, thanks

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<alkisg>

jeward, I think you may put the wireless driver in the chroot initrd, then do ltsp-update-initramfs / kernels etc, then copy /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/vmlinuz and initrd to the client, and finally add it to your menu.lst with an ip=xxxserverxxx parameter...

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Too much trouble, but I think it's doable

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<ogra>

you also need the wireless tools ... and configure them

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<nubae>

this from web: You can use DOS or Linux to partition such drives but Windows

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2000+ will see the first partition only.

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<klb>

hm, I appear to be stuck. I set up ltsp-server (not -standalone) on an Ubuntu server, the client boots and gets right to starting ldm. At that point it locks up, kb and mouse are unresponsive. Display shows the blue background and a frozen wait cursor.

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<alkisg>

nubae, grrr.... you made curious, I'll boot into windows to test it... After 6 months without windows!!! grrr... :)